The federal elections and the betrayal of the Free Federation by the Knights of the Bloody Hand are boiling over, and a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

This is the hinterland of the southern plains of the Miracle Continent, southeast of the Aquilani Mountains, to the west by the Nidoria River, leading to the distant Sea of Bitterness.

To the east is a dense forest, where it used to be the territory of the elves, but since the Third War of the Throne, the elves have shrunk their defenses, abandoned most of the outer forests, and retreated to the current realm of the Elven Forest in the former kingdom of Lancer. After the Battle for the Throne, this vast forest became the domain of humanity.

Later, humans discovered that this kind of forest was really not suitable for them to live in, and coupled with the hot climate in the south, the Free Federation simply gave it to the dwarven allies living in the south hundreds of years ago as an additional condition in exchange for mineral resources.

Dwarves have always been small clans, similar to orcs, and in fact most dwarves don't like to live in the forest, even believing that only self-righteous elves like to live in mossy tree houses.

The place where the dwarves live is the southernmost country of hills on the mainland, where there are large areas of mountains and rich mineral resources, and it is undoubtedly a paradise for dwarves who like to dig holes and forge forges.

As soon as the Third War of the Throne ended, when the neutral camp led by the Terrans divided the territory, the Dwarven King at that time finalized the land.

No one wants to compete with the dwarves in this regard, after all, although that kind of place is rich in mineral resources, but in that kind of place with big mountains and mountains, except that the dwarves have enough skills to build cities on it. Even the Terrans don't have this technology. Not to mention the other allies, the Orcs. They will only live in the cold north.

When they first got the forest, the dwarves didn't know how to use it, and it wasn't until later, with the help of Terran merchants, that some of the dwarves cut down the trees in the forest and built towns there.

With the passage of time, hundreds of years have passed, and the originally vast forest has become several large dwarven cities, which are considered to be the few plain cities in the dwarven territory. Later, because of this, these cities became the closest border between the dwarves and the Terrans.

Zampu City is one of them, as a city bordering the boundaries of human and dwarf lands, and located in the plains, after hundreds of years of erosion, it has gradually become a commercial capital for human and dwarf exchanges, and the prosperous Cheng dù is comparable to some large kingdoms in the interior.

The dwarves were very happy to see this result, after all, unlike the savage orcs. Dwarves are also not very kind to humans, but as long as they can facilitate their commerce and blacksmithing. A city like Zamp City, they don't mind building a few more.

It's the spring of 2999, and the temperature in the south is already high, and after walking down from the portal, walking down the streets of Zamp City, there are dwarves with shirtless bodies showing bulging muscles.

In the blacksmith shops on both sides of the street, there were various ding-dong knocking sounds from time to time, and beside Ruan Chi, An Peiqi and Jialan followed closely behind like maids.

After a round of training, although the two of them did not give up, they no longer had the slightest idea of resisting Ruan Chi.

Especially Ampige, Cruz's death hit this woman hard, and her heart seemed to die with it, and now she could hardly see any smile on her face, and when she followed Ruan Chi, she looked like a walking corpse.

The younger Jialan looked calm, and the well-behaved person who didn't know thought she was Ruan Chi's sister.

The three of them came to Zampu City, but they didn't stay in the city for long, but got into a carriage and went straight out of the city, heading straight for the Mammoth Grand Canyon outside Zampu City.

Mammoth Grand Canyon, located twenty miles east of Zampu City, straddles the boundary of the Terrans and Dwarves at the same time, where the terrain is dangerous, and is also the most famous purple gold mine in the south.

Except for An Peiqi, who was in charge of driving at the front of the car, Ruan Chi sat in the car, and although Jialan was very reluctant, she was also called in.

Lowering the curtain of the carriage, Ruan Chi turned to look at Jialan, who was sitting opposite him, and said with a smile: "I'm going to find someone in a while, you and An Peiqi may have to wait outside for a while." ”

Jialan raised her head and glanced at Ruan Chi silently, and whispered half-loudly: "Aren't you afraid that we will run away?" ”

"It's up to you to run away, anyway, no matter where you flee, I'll have a way to find you back, don't blame me for being rude when the time comes."

“……”

Jialan did not refute Ruan Chi's words, in fact, during the period of being arrested, she and An Peiqi did not try to escape, but I don't know why, they will soon be caught by Ruan Chi.

When the time comes, all kinds of inhuman torture will await them.

The guy in front of them will torture them with all kinds of strange methods, although because of the blood of Quetzalcoatl, even if the body is injured multiple times, as long as there is still a breath left, it can recover.

But the physical pain still made them feel unbearable, and over time, the two who had suffered a lot later learned to be obedient and no longer ran away.

Thinking of the scene of being tortured, Jialan's body couldn't help but tremble slightly, this guy in front of him was simply a devil.

The carriage drove to a stop near the Mammoth Grand Canyon, and Ruan Chi asked the two of them to stay here, but before leaving, Ruan Chi did not forget to order An Peiqi to use her ability to leave a spiritual mark on himself.

An Peiqi's ability spirit force field allows her to make mental power connections and mental power jumps at will within the range covered by her mental power.

As long as that spiritual mark is still there, Ruan Chi can easily keep in touch with An Peiqi, as long as he silently recites An Peiqi's name, he can also make a mental power jump and teleport directly to her.

This kind of universal ability, which is like a Swiss army knife, is also one of the main reasons why Ruan Chi deliberately arrested them back.

……

After jumping out of the carriage, Ruan Chi walked directly towards the entrance of the canyon, because this place was still a mine rich in purple gold ore, so before he reached the entrance, he saw a dwarf army intercepting here.

"Who are you? What are you doing here? A dwarven soldier carrying an axe blocked Ruan Chi's path, as if he were interrogating a prisoner.

"I'm going to go in and mine the purple gold mine. Here's my pass. Ruan Chi smiled and took out an A4 paper-sized certificate from the system backpack. Then it was handed over to the dwarven soldiers.

The dwarven soldier took the certificate suspiciously. After looking at it for a long time, he returned it to Ruan Chi, and then waved his hand and said, "Go in!" ”

"Thank you."

Ruan Chi nodded at the dwarven soldier and followed him inside.

Mammoth Grand Canyon is divided into four areas, of which the entrance is Area A, which is considered a transitional area, and the inside is Area B, which is also the place where the purple gold ore is most concentrated, and many dwarves will mine here.

After passing through the Central Zone, you will find the C Zone. Although there are a lot of ores that can be mined in this place, because there are too many powerful magical beasts in the depths of the canyon, it is difficult for dwarven miners to go to the depths of Area C to carry out mining activities.

Through the guò C area, there is also a D area behind, that area is very mysterious, there are rumors where is the deepest part of the mammoth canyon, there are more precious minerals than the purple gold mine, but despite this, no one has entered the D area so far, so a qiē is just a rumor. And it has not been confirmed.

I've heard of adventurers who have tried to go deeper, but I've never heard of anyone coming back alive. The rumours about Zone D are even more appalling.

Ruan Chi came to Mammoth Grand Canyon today, of course, not for mining, but for an appointment. A month ago, Mr. Tang handed Mr. Ruan Chi his son's challenge book.

To be honest, Ruan Chi didn't really want to come, but after thinking about it carefully, if he didn't come today, that guy would probably make trouble for him everywhere in the future.

In order to solve the problem at one time, Ruan Chi simply chose to go to the appointment.

According to the location agreed in the challenge book, Ruan Chi did not hesitate to pass through the mining area of Area B and walked directly into Area C.

There was a lot of rain in the south in March, and before Ruan Chi arrived in Zampu City, it had just rained, and now it ushered in a sunny time.

Because it was already the end of spring, the breath of spring was gradually fading away, and there was a faint heat brewing in the air, although it had just rained, but the temperature in the canyon was still very high.

No wonder the Terrans don't like to live in the south, if it weren't for the system to help correct his body temperature, Ruan Chi might have been sweating profusely by now.

Not all of the canyon is full of ores, and after entering Area C, Ruan Chi saw a lot of huge plants along the way, and even the notorious man-eating flowers and plants.

Because he didn't want to waste time, from the moment he entered the canyon, Ruan Chi turned on the aura effect of the Apocalypse Plague Chapter, and along the way, many of the demonic beasts that didn't have long eyes were burned to death by the aura effect before they began to approach.

There was too much difference in level, and Ruan Chi couldn't look down on the drops of these magical beasts, so he didn't pick them up along the way, but kept speeding up and running towards the agreed location.

Half an hour later.

In front of him, he saw a raised dirt slope, where there was an umbrella-shaped towering tree, and in the distance, Ruan Chi saw a person sitting under the tree.

Although he hadn't seen him for a long time, Ruan Chi still recognized him as the one he had seen in the Lenster Kingdom. Saipan, former deputy head of the Knights of the Kingdom of Leicester.

The two hadn't seen each other since the last time they separated in the Forgotten Country, Oberdo, and they didn't expect to meet again today. Seriously, when he first heard that this guy was Tang Shide's son, Ruan Chi was really startled.

However, there is one thing that Ruan Chi admires him a lot, that is, Alun did not let his Lao Tzu stand up for himself, otherwise with Ruan Chi's level at that time, if he was found by Tang Shide, he might be killed to level 0.

Feeling someone approaching, Aaron, who had his eyes closed, opened his eyes, he hadn't seen him for a while, he seemed to be more mature, the sharp glint in his eyes quickly disappeared, although the aura on his body was not as sharp as before, but it was more restrained and calm, and he had the demeanor of his old son Tang Shide.

"You're finally here."

Alun slowly stood up and said to Ruan Chi.

"To be honest, I didn't really want to come, but your dad personally handed me the challenge book, and I came after thinking about it, so as not to annoy me with your dad in the future." Ruan Chi said with a smile.

Aaron's expression remained unchanged, and he stuck the sword in his hand on the ground with a "swish", "Since you are here, then you should know what I asked you to do?" ”

"It shouldn't be as simple as drinking tea and chatting." Ruan Chi shrugged, his gaze falling on the sword held by Aaron at the same time.

It was a giant sword the size of a door panel carved with a purple gold pattern. It was the Sabre Grass of Bayler who made the treaty. When he was sent to the Free Federation instead of the elves. The sword had been returned to Duncan, and it is estimated that Duncan was later transferred to Donsted, who finally handed it over to Aaron himself.

Aaron asked Ruan Chi to challenge, naturally for the sake of Bayler. Baile was Aaron's mentor, but was killed by the Titan Titan that Ruan Chi incarnated.

In order to avenge his teacher, Aaron has been practicing his swordsmanship since he returned to the Free Federation.

"Look at the move!"

Seeing Ruan Chi, Aaron couldn't help but hesitate. Pulling out Glass, who was inserted on the ground, he made a contract, and the man erupted with a purple battle aura.

Unexpectedly, in just a few months, Aaron's Gaia battle qi had changed from the original level three to level four, and the purple light was even more dazzling than the original dark blue light.

However, Ruan Chi's side was a little stronger, and a purple-red Gaia battle aura soon erupted on his body, although he had not yet completed the second turn career task, but with Ruan Chi's current level, the color of the battle qi on his body was very close to the crimson of a god-level powerhouse.

Seeing the purple-red battle qi like flames on Ruan Chi's body, a trace of surprise flashed in Alun's eyes. He didn't expect that he would work so hard and work hard. I barely raised the level of battle qi to purple.

But this guy in front of him can freely use the fourth-level Gaia battle qi, and even the color has begun to get close to the fifth-level Gaia battle qi.

When Aaron was about to attack, Ruan Chi also threw a reconnaissance technique at Aaron's head.

System: Scouting Success!

Alan. Saipan: Level 80, HP: 54,000/54,000, MP: 9000/9000

Physical Attack: 1700, Physical Defense: 800

Magic Attack: 0, Magic Resistance: 622

Hit: 610, Evasion: 295

Class: Knight

Gender: Male

Age: 25 years old

Faction: Neutral

Country of Birth: Kingdom of Orion

Guild (faction): Former deputy head of the Knights of the Kingdom of Leanster

Note: Deputy Head of the Bloody Hand Knights. The son of Saipan, with a high talent for swordsmanship, already has master-level strength at a young age, and after undergoing hellish training, he is now a king-level knight.

I haven't seen it for a while, but Aaron's strength has improved a lot, if it was before, it would definitely be a super fierce boss, but compared to now, Ruan Chi is weak.

In addition to the level, the other attributes were even worse than the Platinum Bajie, so after seeing the reconnaissance results, Ruan Chi did not show any surprise.

Aaron here didn't know that his hole cards had been clearly seen by Ruan Chi, and he didn't know that Ruan Chi's strength had improved by leaps and bounds during this period of time, and he had reached a height he didn't dare to imagine.

Now in Alun's mind, he was just bent on avenging his teacher, he let out a loud shout and took the lead in attacking, purple battle qi wrapped around his body, turning into a purple lightning and rushing towards Ruan Chi.

"Ding!"

Facing the imposing Aaron, Ruan Chi just lightly grabbed the magic sword Felicedo and slashed at it, and the two swords collided together, splashing a firelight and making a crisp sound.

Seeing Ruan Chi blocking his attack with a sword in one hand, Alun was slightly stunned, but he quickly reacted, and Glass in his hand signed a new hand.

"Upanishon sword skills! Blue sea waterfall waves! "Purple battle qi converged on the tip of the sword, spinning at high speed, describing a huge vortex.

Compared to when he fought in the Forgotten Country, the power of Aaron's move has obviously been greatly improved, and the purple vortex is like an amazing wave, smashing straight into Ruan Chi's body.

"Boom!"

The earth was wildly pierced by purple energy, leaving a huge spiral-shaped crater. Aaron stood up from the middle, quickly showing a look of surprise, and then jerked around.

"Ding!"

A black sword slashed sideways from the side, and although Aaron raised Glass in his hand in time to block it, the huge force from above made him fly sideways.

Ruan Chi held the sword in one hand and slowly walked out of the spiral-shaped pit.

If it had been before, Ruan Chi would have to use atheism to defend against Aaron's move just now, but with his strength today, this attack was really not in the way, so he easily blocked it.

After flying out, Aaron let out a loud shout, and the man turned around and fell from the air to the ground, because the impact was so great that his feet slammed his legs a few steps before he could barely unload all his strength.

When he raised his head, Aaron's originally calm expression was gone, replaced by endless horror.

I thought that after months of hard training, my strength should have reached a whole body height, but the person in front of him, Cheng Dù, whose strength has improved, is even more incredible.

Impossible, he was obviously not so strong before, why?

All kinds of thoughts flashed through Aaron's mind, but he just couldn't figure out that the result would be like this, but he wouldn't give up lightly, and after he couldn't figure it out, he simply launched an offensive again.

Ten minutes later, however.

"Bang!"

Aaron was once again knocked away by Ruan Chi's sword, and the person slammed straight into the umbrella-shaped tree behind him, and the exaggerated impact knocked out the body of the tree that several people could hug.

"Give up, now you are not my opponent at all, I want to kill you, it's a matter of minutes." Ruan Chi carried the magic sword and walked to the fallen Aaron, with a relaxed expression.

"You...... Wow......" Aaron sat up, but a mouthful of blood spurted out of his mouth.

Seeing this, Ruan Chi couldn't help but hold his forehead and said, "Seriously, if it weren't for Tang Shide's relationship, I would really want to blow you up, but I also know you Lao Tzu, plus Duncan's relationship, if I kill you, my uncle will definitely trouble me, so you better admit defeat." ”

“……”

Aaron was silent, if he was according to his previous character, he would not admit defeat even if he was killed, but now that the facts are in front of him, he is indeed not his opponent. (To be continued......)